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Environment

Posted byby John Tarantino
January 5, 2011

Mystery bird deaths: Weather or Pollution?

On New Year’s Eve thousands of red wing black birds showered a neighborhood in the small town of Bebee, AK. Wildlife officials investigating the massive bird kill believe fireworks may…

Green Technology

Posted byby John Tarantino
October 1, 2010

Will The Nissan Leaf Thrive?

According to the official Nissan Leaf website, Nissan has secured 20,000 reservations for the all electric zero emissions vehicle and is no longer accepting anymore. It calls the initial reservations…

Environment

Posted byby John Tarantino
May 2, 2009

Mercury Levels Still on the Rise

We all have heard that eating too much fish may be bad for your health, especially for pregnant woman. That fish you may love from your frequently visited sushi house…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
April 21, 2009

America’s Renewable Energy Report Card

Do as the Danes Would do. Obama said it well last week in Iowa on Earth day “I don’t think we should be followers, I think it’s time for us…

Climate Change

Posted byby John Tarantino
March 8, 2009

The Arctic Ice Melting

Scientists will warn this week that the projected sea level rise from IPCC’s most updated report in 2007 was underestimated. Scientists now feel that low lying areas including the Netherlands,…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
March 2, 2009

Smart Grid in our Future

Google is working on a prototype system called the Google Powermeter to help energy consumers monitor and track their energy consumption. It would require something called a smart meter, a…

Animals

Posted byby John Tarantino
June 9, 2008

Endangered Giant Pandas

One of the most adored and rare animals of the whole world is the Giant Panda. Their population is pretty alarming at a low 3,000. It is one of the…

Environment

Posted byby John Tarantino
May 9, 2008

Farm Animal Waste: An Environmental Hazard!

Just to be clear, I am not talking about your simple family farm or rural America for that matter. This weeks theme is based on the large scale industrial production…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
October 10, 2007

Wind Power and Bird Deaths

According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, they have constructed voluntary guidelines for wind developers to follow to try and minimize the risk associated with wind power and bird…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
August 21, 2007

Peak Oil and War

The authors of a new study warn that food and water shortages that could potentially be caused by global warming could spark wars. The study conducted, evaluated the history and…